pasha

See also: Pasha

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پاشا (pāšā) (Turkish paşa); this either from Persian (pâdšâh, “padishah, king”),^[1] or from Ottoman Turkish باش (baş, “head”),^[2] or from Ottoman Turkish بچه (beççe, “male offspring”), this in turn from Persian (bačče).^[3] Ottoman Turkish باش (baş, “head”) + آغا (ağa, “master”) has also been proposed as etymon.^[3]

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpæʃə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑʃə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Noun

pasha (plural pashas)

(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.
The Indian butterfly Herona marathus, family Nymphalidae.

Derived terms

two-tailed pasha

Related terms

pashalik

Translations

title

Albanian: pashë (sq)
Arabic: بَاشَا m (bāšā)
Armenian: փաշա (hy) (pʻaša)
Azerbaijani: paşa (az)
Belarusian: паша́ m (pašá)
Bengali: পাশা (bn) (paśa)
Bulgarian: паша́ (bg) m (pašá)
Catalan: paixà m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 巴夏 (zh) (bāxià), 帕夏 (pàxià)
Czech: paša (cs) m
Danish: pasha, sværmeri
Dutch: pasja (nl) m
Esperanto: paŝao
Finnish: pašša (fi)
French: pacha (fr) m
German: Pascha (de) m
Greek: πασάς (el) m (pasás)
Hebrew: פחה (he) m
Hindi: पाशा (hi) m (pāśā)
Hungarian: pasa (hu), basa (hu)
Ido: pasha (io)
Indonesian: pasha
Italian: pascià (it)
Japanese: パシャ (pasha), 州知事 (しゅうちじ, shūchiji)
Kazakh: паша (paşa)
Korean: 파샤 (pasya)
Kumyk: пача (paça)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: پاشا (ckb) (paşa)
Kyrgyz: паша (paşa)
Latin: bassa
Macedonian: паша m (paša)
Marathi: पाशा m (pāśā)
Persian: پاشا (fa) (pâšâ)
Polish: pasza (pl) m, pascha (pl) m, basza (pl) m
Portuguese: paxá m
Romanian: pașă (ro) m
Russian: паша́ (ru) m (pašá)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: паша m

Roman: paša (sh) m
Spanish: pachá (es) m, bajá (es) m
Swedish: pascha (sv)
Tajik: пошо (pošo), пошшо (poššo)
Tatar: паша (paşa)
Turkish: paşa (tr)
Ottoman Turkish: پاشا (pāšā)
Turkmen: paşa
Ukrainian: паша́ m (pašá)
Urdu: پاشا m (pāśā)
Uyghur: پاشا (pasha)
Uzbek: posho, poshsho (uz)
Yiddish: פּאַשאַ m (pasha)

References

^ Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. "pasha".
^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “pasha”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “paşa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük.

Anagrams

ASAHP, Asaph, hapas

Finnish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian па́сха (pásxa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɑshɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝s̠hɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑshɑ
Syllabification^(key): pas‧ha
Hyphenation^(key): pas‧ha

Noun

pasha

paskha (traditional Eastern Orthodox dessert, eaten especially in Easter)

Declension

Inflection of pasha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		pasha	pashat
genitive		pashan	pashojen
partitive		pashaa	pashoja
illative		pashaan	pashoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pasha	pashat
accusative	nom.	pasha	pashat
accusative	gen.	pashan	pashat
genitive		pashan	pashojen pashain ^rare
partitive		pashaa	pashoja
inessive		pashassa	pashoissa
elative		pashasta	pashoista
illative		pashaan	pashoihin
adessive		pashalla	pashoilla
ablative		pashalta	pashoilta
allative		pashalle	pashoille
essive		pashana	pashoina
translative		pashaksi	pashoiksi
abessive		pashatta	pashoitta
instructive		—	pashoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pasha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pashani	pashani
accusative	nom.	pashani	pashani
accusative	gen.	pashani	pashani
genitive		pashani	pashojeni pashaini ^rare
partitive		pashaani	pashojani
inessive		pashassani	pashoissani
elative		pashastani	pashoistani
illative		pashaani	pashoihini
adessive		pashallani	pashoillani
ablative		pashaltani	pashoiltani
allative		pashalleni	pashoilleni
essive		pashanani	pashoinani
translative		pashakseni	pashoikseni
abessive		pashattani	pashoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pashoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pashasi	pashasi
accusative	nom.	pashasi	pashasi
accusative	gen.	pashasi	pashasi
genitive		pashasi	pashojesi pashaisi ^rare
partitive		pashaasi	pashojasi
inessive		pashassasi	pashoissasi
elative		pashastasi	pashoistasi
illative		pashaasi	pashoihisi
adessive		pashallasi	pashoillasi
ablative		pashaltasi	pashoiltasi
allative		pashallesi	pashoillesi
essive		pashanasi	pashoinasi
translative		pashaksesi	pashoiksesi
abessive		pashattasi	pashoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pashoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pashamme	pashamme
accusative	nom.	pashamme	pashamme
accusative	gen.	pashamme	pashamme
genitive		pashamme	pashojemme pashaimme ^rare
partitive		pashaamme	pashojamme
inessive		pashassamme	pashoissamme
elative		pashastamme	pashoistamme
illative		pashaamme	pashoihimme
adessive		pashallamme	pashoillamme
ablative		pashaltamme	pashoiltamme
allative		pashallemme	pashoillemme
essive		pashanamme	pashoinamme
translative		pashaksemme	pashoiksemme
abessive		pashattamme	pashoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pashoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pashanne	pashanne
accusative	nom.	pashanne	pashanne
accusative	gen.	pashanne	pashanne
genitive		pashanne	pashojenne pashainne ^rare
partitive		pashaanne	pashojanne
inessive		pashassanne	pashoissanne
elative		pashastanne	pashoistanne
illative		pashaanne	pashoihinne
adessive		pashallanne	pashoillanne
ablative		pashaltanne	pashoiltanne
allative		pashallenne	pashoillenne
essive		pashananne	pashoinanne
translative		pashaksenne	pashoiksenne
abessive		pashattanne	pashoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pashoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pashansa	pashansa
accusative	nom.	pashansa	pashansa
accusative	gen.	pashansa	pashansa
genitive		pashansa	pashojensa pashainsa ^rare
partitive		pashaansa	pashojaan pashojansa
inessive		pashassaan pashassansa	pashoissaan pashoissansa
elative		pashastaan pashastansa	pashoistaan pashoistansa
illative		pashaansa	pashoihinsa
adessive		pashallaan pashallansa	pashoillaan pashoillansa
ablative		pashaltaan pashaltansa	pashoiltaan pashoiltansa
allative		pashalleen pashallensa	pashoilleen pashoillensa
essive		pashanaan pashanansa	pashoinaan pashoinansa
translative		pashakseen pashaksensa	pashoikseen pashoiksensa
abessive		pashattaan pashattansa	pashoittaan pashoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pashoineen pashoinensa

Etymology 2

From Turkish paşa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɑʃːɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝ʃːɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑʃːɑ
Syllabification^(key): pa‧sha
Hyphenation^(key): pa‧sha

Noun

pasha

alternative spelling of pašša

Declension

Inflection of pasha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		pasha	pashat
genitive		pashan	pashojen
partitive		pashaa	pashoja
illative		pashaan	pashoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pasha	pashat
accusative	nom.	pasha	pashat
accusative	gen.	pashan	pashat
genitive		pashan	pashojen pashain ^rare
partitive		pashaa	pashoja
inessive		pashassa	pashoissa
elative		pashasta	pashoista
illative		pashaan	pashoihin
adessive		pashalla	pashoilla
ablative		pashalta	pashoilta
allative		pashalle	pashoille
essive		pashana	pashoina
translative		pashaksi	pashoiksi
abessive		pashatta	pashoitta
instructive		—	pashoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pasha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pashani	pashani
accusative	nom.	pashani	pashani
accusative	gen.	pashani	pashani
genitive		pashani	pashojeni pashaini ^rare
partitive		pashaani	pashojani
inessive		pashassani	pashoissani
elative		pashastani	pashoistani
illative		pashaani	pashoihini
adessive		pashallani	pashoillani
ablative		pashaltani	pashoiltani
allative		pashalleni	pashoilleni
essive		pashanani	pashoinani
translative		pashakseni	pashoikseni
abessive		pashattani	pashoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pashoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pashasi	pashasi
accusative	nom.	pashasi	pashasi
accusative	gen.	pashasi	pashasi
genitive		pashasi	pashojesi pashaisi ^rare
partitive		pashaasi	pashojasi
inessive		pashassasi	pashoissasi
elative		pashastasi	pashoistasi
illative		pashaasi	pashoihisi
adessive		pashallasi	pashoillasi
ablative		pashaltasi	pashoiltasi
allative		pashallesi	pashoillesi
essive		pashanasi	pashoinasi
translative		pashaksesi	pashoiksesi
abessive		pashattasi	pashoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pashoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pashamme	pashamme
accusative	nom.	pashamme	pashamme
accusative	gen.	pashamme	pashamme
genitive		pashamme	pashojemme pashaimme ^rare
partitive		pashaamme	pashojamme
inessive		pashassamme	pashoissamme
elative		pashastamme	pashoistamme
illative		pashaamme	pashoihimme
adessive		pashallamme	pashoillamme
ablative		pashaltamme	pashoiltamme
allative		pashallemme	pashoillemme
essive		pashanamme	pashoinamme
translative		pashaksemme	pashoiksemme
abessive		pashattamme	pashoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pashoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pashanne	pashanne
accusative	nom.	pashanne	pashanne
accusative	gen.	pashanne	pashanne
genitive		pashanne	pashojenne pashainne ^rare
partitive		pashaanne	pashojanne
inessive		pashassanne	pashoissanne
elative		pashastanne	pashoistanne
illative		pashaanne	pashoihinne
adessive		pashallanne	pashoillanne
ablative		pashaltanne	pashoiltanne
allative		pashallenne	pashoillenne
essive		pashananne	pashoinanne
translative		pashaksenne	pashoiksenne
abessive		pashattanne	pashoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pashoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pashansa	pashansa
accusative	nom.	pashansa	pashansa
accusative	gen.	pashansa	pashansa
genitive		pashansa	pashojensa pashainsa ^rare
partitive		pashaansa	pashojaan pashojansa
inessive		pashassaan pashassansa	pashoissaan pashoissansa
elative		pashastaan pashastansa	pashoistaan pashoistansa
illative		pashaansa	pashoihinsa
adessive		pashallaan pashallansa	pashoillaan pashoillansa
ablative		pashaltaan pashaltansa	pashoiltaan pashoiltansa
allative		pashalleen pashallensa	pashoilleen pashoillensa
essive		pashanaan pashanansa	pashoinaan pashoinansa
translative		pashakseen pashaksensa	pashoikseen pashoiksensa
abessive		pashattaan pashattansa	pashoittaan pashoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pashoineen pashoinensa

Ladino

Alternative forms

pashaiko, pashayiko, pasheyko

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پاشا (paşa, “a high-ranking Turkish military officer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paʃa/

Noun

pasha m

sweety, dear (term of endearment for a man)
Synonym: hanum

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Verb

-pasha (infinitive kupasha)

Causative form of -pata: to cause to get
(especially in "pasha moto") to warm up
to inform, to tell
to be completely colored

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pasha

Positive present	-napasha
Subjunctive	-pashe
Negative	-pashi
Imperative singular	pasha

Infinitives

Positive	kupasha
Negative	kutopasha

Imperatives

Singular	pasha
Plural	pasheni

Tensed forms

Habitual	hupasha
Positive past	positive subject concord + -lipasha
Negative past	negative subject concord + -kupasha

Positive present (positive subject concord + -napasha)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninapasha/napasha	tunapasha
2nd person		unapasha	mnapasha
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	anapasha	wanapasha
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -napasha

Negative present (negative subject concord + -pashi)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		sipashi	hatupashi
2nd person		hupashi	hampashi
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	hapashi	hawapashi
3rd person	other classes	negative subject concord + -pashi

Positive future	positive subject concord + -tapasha
Negative future	negative subject concord + -tapasha

Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pashe)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nipashe	tupashe
2nd person		upashe	mpashe
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	apashe	wapashe
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -pashe

Negative subjunctive	positive subject concord + -sipashe
Positive present conditional	positive subject concord + -ngepasha
Negative present conditional	positive subject concord + -singepasha
Positive past conditional	positive subject concord + -ngalipasha
Negative past conditional	positive subject concord + -singalipasha

Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apasha)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		napasha	twapasha
2nd person		wapasha	mwapasha
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	apasha	wapasha
	m-mi_(III/IV)	wapasha	yapasha
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	lapasha	yapasha
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	chapasha	vyapasha
	n_(IX/X)	yapasha	zapasha
	u_(XI)	wapasha	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	kwapasha
	pa_(XVI)	papasha
	mu_(XVIII)	mwapasha

Perfect	positive subject concord + -mepasha
"Already"	positive subject concord + -meshapasha
"Not yet"	negative subject concord + -japasha
"If/When"	positive subject concord + -kipasha
"If not"	positive subject concord + -sipopasha
Consecutive	kapasha / positive subject concord + -kapasha
Consecutive subjunctive	positive subject concord + -kapashe

Object concord (indicative positive)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		-nipasha	-tupasha
2nd person		-kupasha	-wapasha/-kupasheni/-wapasheni
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	-mpasha	-wapasha
	m-mi_(III/IV)	-upasha	-ipasha
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lipasha	-yapasha
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-kipasha	-vipasha
	n_(IX/X)	-ipasha	-zipasha
	u_(XI)	-upasha	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	-kupasha
	pa_(XVI)	-papasha
	mu_(XVIII)	-mupasha
Reflexive		-jipasha

Relative forms

General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pasha- + relative marker)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-pashaye	-pashao
m-mi_(III/IV)	-pashao	-pashayo
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-pashalo	-pashayo
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-pashacho	-pashavyo
n_(IX/X)	-pashayo	-pashazo
u_(XI)	-pashao	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-pashako
pa_(XVI)	-pashapo
mu_(XVIII)	-pashamo

Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pasha)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-yepasha	-opasha
m-mi_(III/IV)	-opasha	-yopasha
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lopasha	-yopasha
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-chopasha	-vyopasha
n_(IX/X)	-yopasha	-zopasha
u_(XI)	-opasha	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-kopasha
pa_(XVI)	-popasha
mu_(XVIII)	-mopasha

Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

[1] Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. "pasha".

[2] Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “pasha”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

[Nişanyan-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “paşa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük.

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Further reading

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation